Telegram-herald., 1887-12-11
A CHAT ABOUT DRUGS
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ossf .iez7l - f1e ala.ifs1 aat ODD drugs
aoou tlse shelves 9e alF EASY PfeslFi piiea
sore az ia sa,.srsl use arsaHz zee profession
o. eohs-Iis.4 l..s reF klti n combating 2 ssase.
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BY sxpesie1cs ffela aag 81 dag based Rlol
observations Ia al eE-ll.svi practice. lsllts
me e. the cDaelssslon tzsl taers Is o1iY 9ns
drug -sVIili1e--ohiea can Re Felsl ca -
prasilce 1alfeTla results. Qalnli.s approaches
. sgesihs more eio-e.g than aay other re.nasiy
kno~n 20 n.aflieai gr4et cs All ether arugs
vary. and a. t.laes % az alasiaiaz s1-ant, ia
tbs results grsaaosd 81 tasls administration,
but ,ainile IS verY neariY blfaAlbls Ia tas
trsatassns ~ thai lass ~ 1iseass pop'ilariy
termed "a -zE.-i. shd af5at -a4lf las NOR
fatty 81 ths word BAY bs traced o. those
as-tases. IA TAGS "a az csaes - blood poison
10 tnf. drag Is tb8 s4soFtts. IN the valley
Of the Lore. Ga France. a.Dng eerlaia pol-
EoEs q Lae laaEes river. "a England TIE
Eouian Campagna and ths Fontius ularshes.
Ia Italy, tne cCsr1 % ths tfuif ~ Mexico, and
the mangrCFs sEanps ~ the tropical regions,
where malaria IS en.ienlic, The contlneet use
o. guiDiI.e d an atsoiats nscesaity, ADD from
these regions DO dire results have ever been
recorded ae ainst r. Is there aquIalae habit
1 have sewer met bat one case. The eject q
the drug not speedy enough - have it, uss
aeterlorate into a habit.
Next O. quinins iotids and bromide Of
potassium ay tribute Oh the profession, a.
TIE former with Iron constitutes the basis Of
biooi purifiers. 40 caiiad, although such a
thing as e blood purifier, 10 the popular az
certation ~ the terra, IS unknown IN medi-
cine Il en- SIS only ora the cure al placsrtls
Of the patent meiicins compoundsr, ard in
the na1erit metliea % the quack Iodlde 81
potassium acts al al Absorbent IN the biood,
and rs efficacy as q remover ot impurities .
brought about IL tnas way
Bromide 81 potassium and With il choral
are used PRINCIPALLY Ia the treatment q uer-
v0us disease. They lessea tha foN OF blood
% the brain. mo,ieFste nervous activity. and
calm exciting euqtieas. producing state OF
mental rest. Thus they sro used largely IN
the treatment % the iussne and Ia cases %
mental exhaustion. Di<italis Is probably en-
tltled % the next place from its Importance
a. heart tonic. We appeal u IL IN cases
of weakness % TIRE heart. and ia most eases
OF diseases Affecting that organ. although is
use does not cover every species OK heart dis
ease. BsEngrh I'D pepsin are the remedies
the profession considers the most eiicaciOus
In the treatment Of ths internal organs q
Digestion Tie former = used in disturbances
o. the stomach and bowels. while the latter
il supposed % supply the lack Of acid, which
Is one 81 the Instruments ~ which food IS
Ilsaafa.I fAa -fe~-au.-Ir In SURGERY car
bolic acid and iolo,orm are too principal
drugs used TIE acil acts as a disinfectant,
the other las important properties IN heal
Ing
Drugs" tte doctor continued, ''and their
administration Is the least arduogs part Of a
physicians business The great Geld that exer-
cises skill and Acknowledges ability in the
profession and out Of ir lies in the dsterrnin-
ing of disease OF the study OF its symptoms.
Here Is where the physician Pauses. We only
know disease By is symptoms and when We
are called TO the bedside II the sick person
our energies ara bent - discover the most
prominent existing symptoms, and, knowing
these, tho great traditions u the science and
our own experiences point out re remedies
that are applicable. And here let me say
that there - scarcely such thing as wrong
treatment. 81 often herrd assailing members
or tA8 prNLtocloA Nhcit -ii'N Tai 70 -tAftt a
speedy crre As I have said. We always
treat the leading symptoms first This IS the
invariable and only rule that can guide US.
bat frequently the drugs that have done mos.
eficaciouS work before ia combating exactly
the same symptoms appear perfectly useless
IN the present case; this = owing, u course,
% the existence II the latent symptoms
which will sster1nins the nature Of the dis
ease. and for which We srs compelled % wait
Unless dismissed n Tire meantime as incom-
petent in the opinioa Of the patient OF his
friends, and a Pew man called
do many people conzsle you. doctor.
-hoss ills are imlTinary Intercepted ths
scribe The doctor smiled ard rshghted bis
cigar
In answering your inquiry hs said, ''is
viii be nocessarT for RE ,o unload a profes-
sionsi secret bat guess is has leaked out BE-
fore this. Many 81 eur Office consultations
are with people who are laboring under the
apprehension that they ara sbous to become
invalds WHY n case ~ thai character left
my office not an hour ago re il railroad
engineer. and Thought his kidneys were
affected. an idea produced. I suppose. by an
occasional pain in The muscles q tho back
caused by the continued position which those
usen are compelled to assume. I gave him =
right. slsbou<h BE- diin't need it any moro
than you 81 { III guarantees, though. that
that prescription. which vii I'll \ large
bottle. VII not hurt him. Tor rs nothing bas
a Iiffie syrup and water, with sufficient sara
parilla tddei 20 color is Way did give is
- hirnf Because II told him that be needed
no medicine b. vould in AL probability % 90
snrne other physician no knew his business
ard get che worth ~ his money. as BE- would
term it b. giving him that prescription
have Savesi hi1i another frs. 1 used r. tel
ssch people when first beEsn prac ice that
they neesisd no neGicine. bat found that
ny honest afiTice vas attributed 70 izncrsncs
or nv part II tleir Hypothetical dis.ass
Stranue. isn't Co. bat Is IS a that the
ma iorifv af rersons who Wis = physician
want something fsr their money. aTd gsner-
,ffv tha u,ore uae-ltcIne thew car Gnt end. asa
Consequence. the larEer tlseir arussssts biA
becomes ths better you please them.
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